The Angel and the Gambler

The Angel and the Gambler

Infobox Single
Name = The Angel and the Gambler


Artist = Iron Maiden
from Album = Virtual XI
B-side = Part 1
"Blood on the World's Hands (live)"
"Afraid to Shoot Strangers (video)"
Part 2
"The Aftermath (live)"
"Man on the Edge (video)"
Released = March 9, 1998
Format = CD single
Picture disc
Recorded =
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 9:51 (Part 1)
6:01 (Part 2)
Label = EMI
Writer = Steve Harris
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Virus"
(1996)
This single = "The Angel and the Gambler"
(1998)
Next single = "Futureal"
(1998)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = Alternative Cover

"The Angel and the Gambler" is a single from the Iron Maiden album "Virtual XI", released in 1998. It was released two weeks before "Virtual XI" hit stores. It is the first Iron Maiden single to feature a video as a B-side ("Afraid to Shoot Strangers" live from Israel). The single also includes two audio tracks recorded live on the 1995–1996 tour in support of "The X-Factor".

The CD single was released in two parts. Part 1 contains a poster, with the "Virtual XI Fixture List 1998" on one side and the band posing in Maiden football gear with some of their favourite players on the other side. Part 2 contains three double-sided cards with the musicians posing in Maiden football gear. Part 2 also has a shortened version of "The Angel and the Gambler".

To support the single with more airplay, the band also released a music video, which featured the shortened version of the song. In an almost Star Wars fashion, the video features an entirely computer-generated world filled with aliens of varying quality. The concept for the video, particularly Blaze walking in to the bar with a brown hat and a long jacket were taken from concept art designed for the "Somewhere in Time" album, specifically the single "Stranger in a Strange Land".

Track listing

Part 1

# "The Angel and the Gambler" (Steve Harris) – 9:51
# "Blood on the World's Hands (live)" (Harris) – 6:05
# "Afraid to Shoot Strangers (live video)" (Harris) – 6:52

Part 2

# "The Angel and the Gambler (shortened version)" (Harris) – 6:01
# "The Aftermath (live)" (Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers, Harris) – 6:41
# "Man on the Edge (video)" (Bayley, Gers) – 4:11

Credits

*Blaze Bayley – vocals
*Dave Murray – guitar
*Janick Gers – guitar, backing vocals
*Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
*Nicko McBrain – drums


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